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United States Patent | 5,303,868 |
Kroll | April 19, 1994 |
A nozzle structure arranged for mounting to a garden hose and the like is provided, wherein an L-shaped nozzle structure having a trigger mounted within the nozzle is provided to impart selective fluid flow through an associated outlet conduit. The trigger member is arranged for sliding and reciprocation in a parallel orientation relative to the outlet conduit structure of the invention, and wherein a lock member is arranged to secure the trigger member in operative orientation, and wherein the trigger member is operative to effect manipulation of a rotary valve to direct fluid flow from a first conduit to a second conduit.
Inventors: | Kroll; John E. (Rte. 1. Box 519, Frostburg, MD 21532) |
Appl. No.: | 044760 |
Filed: | April 12, 1993 |
Current U.S. Class: | 239/394; 239/526; 239/581.1; 251/113; 251/313 |
Intern'l Class: | B05B 001/16; B05B 009/01 |
Field of Search: | 239/525,526,394,581.1 251/111,113,279,313 |
3319893 | May., 1967 | Rodgers et al. | 239/526. |
4534512 | Aug., 1985 | Chow et al. | 239/394. |
4903897 | Feb., 1990 | Hayes | 239/394. |
4909443 | Mar., 1990 | Takagi | 239/526. |
4997131 | Mar., 1991 | Heren | 239/581. |
5232162 | Aug., 1993 | Chih | 239/394. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
405375 | Oct., 1924 | DE2 | 239/526. |
1599114 | Oct., 1990 | SU | 239/527. |